Naughty Canine, the famend developer behind franchises akin to Uncharted and The Final of Us, has launched an announcement on its multiplayer title in The Final of Us universe. Within the put up, the developer says it wants extra time than initially forecasted for the multiplayer venture, however softens the blow by teasing an unannounced single-player-focused sport.
“We all know a lot of you could have been trying ahead to listening to extra about our The Final of Us multiplayer sport,” the assertion reads. “We’re extremely pleased with the job our studio has completed to date, however as improvement has continued, we have realized what’s finest for the sport is to present it extra time. Our staff will proceed to work on the venture, in addition to our different video games in improvement, together with a model new single-player expertise; we sit up for sharing extra quickly. We’re grateful to our incredible group in your help – thanks in your ardour for our video games, it continues to drive us.”
This assertion comes on the heels of a report from Bloomberg, which communicated troubles on the event of the title. In response to the report, the event staff has been scaled again whereas the studio’s management decides on a course.
This multiplayer venture was initially in improvement as a mode for The Final of Us Half II, much like the multiplayer mode of the unique The Final of Us. Nonetheless, because the scope of each the single-player marketing campaign and the multiplayer mode expanded, Naughty Canine made the decision to prioritize the single-player marketing campaign, which got here out in 2020. In June 2022, Naughty Canine introduced that the multiplayer part was now a standalone venture and shared a bit of idea artwork (above). Earlier this yr, Naughty Canine launched one other new piece of idea artwork (beneath) and promised extra particulars on the standalone multiplayer venture later this yr.
Naughty Canine’s most up-to-date all-new sport, 2020’s The Final of Us Half II, obtained common crucial acclaim with a 93 on Metacritic however has confirmed divisive amongst gamers. Within the time since that launch, Naughty Canine has launched the Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Assortment, which included remastered variations of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s Finish and Uncharted: The Misplaced Legacy, and The Final of Us Half I, a remake of The Final of Us and The Final of Us: Left Behind. Maybe the largest influence The Final of Us has had in 2023 got here within the type of the primary season of the HBO collection starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, which garnered widespread reward.
There is no phrase on once we’ll hear extra from Naughty Canine on both this multiplayer sport or the single-player venture it talked about on this assertion, however with this week’s PlayStation Showcase neglecting to say any of the studio’s tasks, it might be some time earlier than we all know substantial particulars.
